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About Tahitian Tifaifai (Appliqué Quilt)

Tifaifai is the Tahitian appliqué quilt — bold fabric cut into eight-fold radial symmetries of breadfruit, hibiscus, and mango, then hand-stitched onto a contrasting ground. This design system channels that graphic punch: pure flat fields of vermilion, emerald, and chrome-yellow against snow-white, with no gradients and no shading.

Every element follows appliqué logic — decisive shapes, high contrast, large scale. Components feel like a Pirae living room where a single tifaifai commands the entire wall.

Learn more about the Tahitian Tifaifai (Appliqué Quilt) style

Origin
French Polynesia (Tahiti, Mo'orea, Raiatea)
Era
1830s missionary introduction; peak mid-20th century; ongoing practice
Key figures
Hinatea Colombani · Lisa Schiller · Joyce D. Hammond · Anne D'Alleva
Movements
Heiva i Tahiti festival · Tahitian Quilters Association · Polynesian craft revival

Tahitian Tifaifai (Appliqué Quilt) design spec

Colors

Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text

Typography

ManropeHeadings
LoraBody
JetBrains MonoMono
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